Automobile manufacturers have been heavily resorting to exhaust-driven forced induction, also known as turbochargers, as ways to boost fuel economy while maintaining and even boosting power. Not only are they quite fun in a performance aspect, in theory, they boost fuel economy while maintaining or increasing power because turbochargers are not always running at full [...]
Wondering what the top-selling cars were for 2012? The guys over at Cars.com put together a list of all the cars that were the top sellers last year. Top 10 Best-Selling Cars of 2012: Ford F-Series. Chevrolet Silverado. Toyota Camry. Honda Accord. Honda Civic. Nissan Altima. Ram Pickups. Toyota Corolla. Honda CR-V. Ford Escape. – [...]
FoMoCo announced today that its successful EcoBoost engine technology hit a huge milestone with its 500,000th engine being produced just 3 years after the launch in 2009. The 500,000th engine was put into a 2013 Ford Escape that rolled off the line at Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant. By the end of Dec. 2012, Ford customers [...]
Popular Mechanics is introducing its first ever Auto Excellence Award and for its first ever Car of the Year award, the magazine has chosen the Ford Escape to receive the top hours. Check out more news on the Ford Escape. “This is an affordable vehicle that excels in multiple auto excellence categories, not just one,” [...]
Ford has announced a gang of Mustangs, F-Series models and another Escape that it will be brining to the approaching Sema show to join the Focus ST’s and Fusions. Four Mustang concepts have been built, each by different tuning houses, with three of which are 2013 GT 5.0-liter V8’s and one 2013 Convertible 3.7-liter V6. [...]
Three SUV’s will now be joining Ford’s massive Sema fleet at this year’s upcoming show in the form of one 2013 Explorer and two 2013 Escapes. The 2013 Ford Explorer comes in the form of the 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost Sport variant and was crafted by Forgiato. While the tuning house has yet to detail the [...]
What if using pingpong balls became an actual measuring unit – well, it has for Ford. The automaker has started using pingpong balls to measure certain interior cargo spaces in vehicles like the Ford Escape, which can fit approximately 56,778. “It probably doesn’t seem like it, but pingpong balls are more accurate than using a tape [...]
FoMoCo is already recalling some of its new 2013 Escape models due to a carpet flaw that may case driver to apply the brakes improperly. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the recall affects 8,266 units built between March 8 and June 7. The Dearborn automaker says that the carpet padding is improperly [...]
Ford has just released a new video commemorating the beginning of production for the 2013 Ford Escape. “Today marks a celebration of progress and transformation,” said Mark Fields, Ford’s president of The Americas. “Louisville Assembly Plant’s reinvention illustrates how Ford is going further, continuing to invest in American manufacturing and new jobs while delivering even [...]
FoMoCo has confirmed that all three of its engine offerings for the 2013 Ford Escape were certified by the EPA to get 30 mpg or more on the highway. The three 2013 Ford Escape engines are EPA-rated as follows (city/highway): 1.6-liter EcoBoost (178 hp and 184 lb-ft of torque), 23/33 mpg. 2.0-liter Ecoboost (240 hp [...]
